There’s a difference between riding a horse and partnering with one. Anybody can learn to sit in a saddle and steer. Fewer people learn to actually listen to the animal underneath them — and that’s the piece that takes years, not lessons. Ava H. was seven years old at a Girl Scout badge event, sitting […]
From Girl Scout Badge to the Show Ring: A Conversation with Young Rider Ava H. Read More »
What happens when you can’t lie to a 1,200-pound animal? When your incongruence—the gap between what you say and what you feel—causes them to simply walk away? That’s the world of Equine Gestalt Coaching, where horses become partners in healing, not through words, but through presence, honesty, and the kind of truth that can only
When Horses Hold Space: A Conversation with Lorrin Maughan Read More »
I met Smoking Walla Whiz, Wally to us, in the spring of 2023. Wally came from Texas when he was only 2 years old. He was 1 1/2 years old when he was brought into the world of reining. His bones were still soft and he had the mind of a 1st grader. He was
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